Participants in a Study by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski

question 53

Multiple Choice

Participants in a study by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski (1982) wore beepers for a week.When the beeper sounded at random intervals,participants wrote down what they were thinking about.Participants were less likely to be thinking about _______ than about _______.

• A)work; leisure time activities.
• B)themselves; work.
• C)home and chores; other people.
• D)work; other people.
• E)work; themselves.

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Definitions:

Drive-Reduction Principle

A theory suggesting that psychological needs create an aroused state that drives an organism to reduce that need by engaging in some behavior.

Acquired Drives

Learned motivations that are not innate but develop through experience, such as a drive for achievement.

Experience

The knowledge or skill acquired through involvement in or exposure to events, situations, or activities over time.

Learned

Acquired knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught.